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Chemical Constituents from the Stems of Morinda citrifolia Linn

  • Arch Pharm Res. 2007 Jul;30(7):793-8. doi: 10.1007/BF02978826.
Bina S Siddiqui 1 Fouzia A Sattar Sabira Begum Tahsin Gulzar Fayaz Ahmad
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Affiliation

  • 1 International Center for Chemical Sciences, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, and Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan. bina@khi.comsats.net.pk
Abstract

Studies on the chemical constituents of the stems of Morinda citrifolia, Linn. have led to the isolation of two new compounds, morindicone (9-hydroxy-2-methoxy-4-methyl-3,10-anthracenedione, 1) and morinthone (4-methoxy-3-heptadecylxanthone, 2), as well as two known constituents, 1-hydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone (3) and 2-hydroxymethylanthraquinone (4). Their structures were elucidated by spectral analysis including 2D NMR techniques.

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